This episode of Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners talks about rifles. You’ll learn about the basic parts of most civilian defense rifles like an AK-47 or AR-15 rifle, as well as why I believe most Americans should own a defense rifle before they purchase a handgun. You will want to have watched some of […]

With ammunition so hard to find and prices so high I have been looking for ways to lower the cost of our civilian defense rifle training. I picked up a Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22 rifle, which is roughly AR-15 shaped and shares some common parts and components with the AR-15 platform. Like any other […]

This episode of Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners is about how to load the magazine for a typical semi automatic pistol (or handgun). I will teach you the basic parts of a magazine, how to load a magazine, and how to load a pistol and chamber a round. This video features a Glock 19 […]

Tens of millions of AK-47 pattern rifles have been made and sold throughout the world. Shooters will benefit from this economy of scale: parts, ammunition, and accessories are widely available. There has been a big hiccup thanks to Obama’s re-election and the latest anti-gun campaigns in the US, but even now you can buy practice […]

This week the article is personal — Minnesota is about to have a “firearm safety committee” by well-known anti-gun politician House Public Safety Committee Chairman Michael Paymar. As usual, any time firearms are brought up as a public safety, public health, or “save the children” initiative it is usually bullshit. Many anti-gun advocates will hide […]

On Wednesday, January 16 2013 President Barack Obama released his proposed executive orders to “deal” with gun violence. As I wrote a few weeks ago, most of what gun control advocates propose has little to nothing to do with curbing mass murders such as the school shooting in Connecticut. Those educated on current and past […]

If the rumors are true, then California Senator Dianne Feinstein will propose the most sweeping firearms control in the history of the American continent. Depending on when you read this article, she may already have. What We’re Facing Based on her own Web site, Feinstein may attempt to introduce legislation regulating any or all of […]